Porcupines in a sentence

Old World porcupines (Hystricidae) have quills embedded in clusters, whereas in New World porcupines (Erethizontidae), single quills are interspersed with bristles, underfur, and hair.

The New World porcupines evolved their spines independently (through convergent evolution ) and are more closely related to several other families of rodents than they are to the Old World porcupines.

Farmers lost cattle and crops to elephants, leopards, wild dogs, wild boars, deer, monkeys, and porcupines.

There were tours of the Animal Centre, where visitors could get up close to meerkats, raccoon dogs, porcupines, coatis and other exotic animals.

These porcupines inhabit the coastal areas of Brazil and are not found deeper within the continent.

But there is also an old saying, that when porcupines make love, they do so very, very carefully!

Felicity explains Cape porcupines are nocturnal rodents, native to central and southern Africa.

The dancers became porcupines of plastic, hedgehogs of garbage who squeaked and popped.

The park’s paths offer the chance to encounter wildlife such as black bears, coyotes, otters, deer, foxes, porcupines, beavers and various birds, as noted by Michigan.

The wildlife rehabilitation center in Limington treated more than 900 animals last year – everything from squirrels and mice to bats and porcupines.

Although the market is officially a seafood market, other dead and living animals weere being sold there, including wolf cubs, salamanders, snakes, peacocks, porcupines and camel meat.

He, therefore, expects his charges to rise to the occasion on Sunday when they come up against the Porcupines in the topmost liner of the GPL Matchday Six fixtures being played this weekend.

This was perceived as destructive to the Porcupines.

Two men responsible for beating and killing porcupines lost their jobs.

The Miners defeated the Porcupines 4-3 on penalties to win the trophy after a goalless 90 minutes action.

The Porcupines will host the ‘Masu Gida’ at the Baba Yara Sports Stadium on August 25, 2019.

Exotics R Us brings the zoo to the Library with its collection of unique animals including tortoises, foxes, monkeys, porcupines, and felines.

Mostly in the fall but year-round, deer, elk, coyotes, porcupines and rabbits abound.

In the winter, New World porcupines primarily eat the inner bark of young conifers, among which they prefer Douglas fir.

Large rodents such as beavers (Castor spp.) and North American porcupines (Erethizon dorsatum) are rare prey items, mostly due to differing habitat preferences, as well as the obvious defenses of the latter.